Photo: Don LaVange from Pleasant Grove, UT, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0There are 2.9 jobs in Lindon for every working resident, and 14,738 people commute in
For jobs and income Lindon is better than 83% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (B+). 15,262 jobs are based in Lindon; 5,273 of its residents have a job. Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lindon
Lindon is where the jobs are
Lindon has 15,262 jobs, 2.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 22,000 people are in town, 83% more than the 12,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Lindon has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lindon went from 7,748 in 2013 to 15,262 in 2023, +97%. The jobs ↓
Lindon and Orem trade workers both ways
Orem is the top workplace for Lindon residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Lindon come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A young workforce
33% of Lindon’s working residents are 29 or younger, about one in three. The jobs ↓
Most Lindon residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 6% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Lindon: the grade in detail
Household income is its strongest input ($120,956, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lindon could be anywhere from B to A+.
Lindon by day and by night
On a workday 4,749 residents head out to work and 524 work right here.
About 22,000 people are in Lindon on a workday afternoon, 83% more than live here.
2.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Lindon makes things: 32% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lindon, 2013 → 2023: 7,748 → 15,262. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lindon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Lindon’s workforce comes from
Where Lindon clocks in
15% of workers
14% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The commute from Lindon, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Lindon’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lindon workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,046 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Utah: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Most of Lindon commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.0% across Utah.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,111 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 42% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.0% of Lindon households have no vehicle (Utah 4.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Lindon’s commuters take a bus or train.
720th of 2,695: where Lindon ranks among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 87 | South Weber UT | 8,218 | $139K | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 105 | West Point UT | 13,058 | $121K | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 162 | Plain City UT | 9,256 | $133K | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 718 | Butler NJ | 8,184 | $112K | 8.7% | 4.1% | 6% | A− |
| 719 | Tipp City OH | 10,644 | $78K | 6.2% | 2.0% | 11% | A− |
| 720 | Lindon UT | 12,015 | $121K | 6.5% | 4.2% | 10% | A− |
| 721 | Bridgetown OH | 13,464 | $81K | 5.6% | 2.6% | 4% | A− |
| 722 | Loveland OH | 13,288 | $94K | 7.8% | 2.9% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lindon, the top three, the last and three more from Utah.
Next door is work for 28% of Lindon
The biggest share goes to Orem (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lindon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindon | – | A− | B+ | 20 min | $120,956 |
| Pleasant Grove | 6% | A | B+ | 22 min | $101,073 |
| Vineyard | under 2% | A− | A− | 21 min | $103,380 |
| Orem | 15% | B+ | A | 20 min | $83,342 |
| American Fork | 7% | A− | A− | 23 min | $98,878 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lindon’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Lindon: questions
What is the median household income in Lindon?
$120,956 (±$17,724) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lindon?
6.5%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lindon?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lindon work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orem (15%, 3 mi), Provo (14%, 8 mi), Lehi (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lindon walkable?
Lindon is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lindon without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lindon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lindon
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.